Baseball Insider Archive: Astros

I was just getting ready to write a blog post about Rafael Palmeiro and Cooperstown -- my Hall of Fame ballot having arrived in the mail yesterday afternoon, with Palmeiro appearing on it for the first time -- when I heard the news that Ron Santo had died last night...

ESPN.com is reporting that Roy Oswalt has agreed to waive his no-trade clause and will accept a trade from the Houston Astros to the Philadelphia Phillies. Houston reportedly would get left-hander J.A. Happ and two prospects from the Phillies in the deal. Oswalt is scheduled to start for Houston on...

With the trade deadline looming on Saturday, Houston Astros right-hander Roy Oswalt is the biggest name being bandied about. Oswalt reportedly wants to be traded to the St. Louis Cardinals, but the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that an Astros-Cardinals deal for Oswalt is unlikely, for a number of reasons:...

There is one true juggernaut out there in Contender Land, but you probably can't name their starting rotation or their leadoff hitter. They are the Colorado Rockies, and they are the best team in the NL -- dare I add, by far.